What We Do

Handmade Arcade believes in the power of making.From the 16-year-old high school student who launched her own line of female empowerment fashions, to the independent artist who went on to open a storefront, to the family who contributed a knitted square to a public art installation, we know that making things by hand can transform individuals and communities.

Commitment to Excellence and Growth

Handmade Arcade is more than just an annual marketplace. Committed to connecting creatives and consumers, Handmade Arcade:

Provides area arts, cultural and community organizations with opportunities to participate in Pittsburgh’s largest independent craft marketplace and connect to Handmade Arcade audiences and artists

Handmade Arcade’s Annual Marketplace

Held in December, Handmade Arcade’s award-winning annual marketplace provides an unparalleled opportunity for independent crafters, makers, designers and artists to interact with more than 13,000 attendees at a high-profile and highly-anticipated marketplace, while also sharing their products, creative practice and passions. Attendees come from all over Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio and beyond to shop, create and be inspired.

Handmade Arcade presents an annual marketplace that:

Showcases 180+ innovative craft-based artists, designers and makers from around the region and country

Empowers makers of all ages

Recruits emerging and established artists, new and returning vendors and under-served audiences

Features arts groups, nonprofits and individual artists in its popular Hands-on Handmade Activity Area